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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 AEST
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The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
24.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)655555514141312161617161656666676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92624547493938294645276864886710283161143118135128140141
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.93
8:51AM
1.56
9:37PM
1.95
9:35AM
1.42
10:30PM
1.91
10:25AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.37
2:58PM
0.15
4:01AM
0.44
3:41PM
0.18
5:04AM
0.52
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:27-------5:25-------5:25
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C222322212022222221212121192122222122191818202222
Feels °C (?)202120201921212120212020171919191719161516171819
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